USC at California

Saturday, October 26, 1963

USC beat California 36–⁠6. It was their 53rd meeting; after it, USC led the series 27–⁠19–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayUSC7–⁠3 in 1963
36
HomeCalifornia4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1963
6

FinalHigh 71°F, low 50°FAttendance 41,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: California Clipped By rojans, 36-6

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1963, page 1

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    California Clipped By rojans, 36–⁠6 BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. 26 tAP)-Two sizzling punt run backs by Halfback Willie Brown Started Southern Cal, the de- Tending Big Six champion, on the way to a 1915 victory over California today in the confer ence opener for both teams. What Brown started, Trojan Quarterback Pete Beathard finished. Beathard completed seven of “A pass attempts, including a 35-yard touchdown toss to Brown. Craig Fertig acted as Beathard’s replacement, COM pleting seven Of eight for two touchdowns. Between them they helped use build a $50 halftime lead, The expected passing battle between Beathard and Bear Quarterback Craig Morton didn’t develop’ as the Trojans made a

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 72–⁠32–⁠6; as played, 72–⁠31–⁠5 in the 108 games on file; the official count covers all 112 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023USC 50, California 49
2022USC 41, California 35
2021California 24, USC 14
2019USC 41, California 17
2018California 15, USC 14
2017USC 30, California 20

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